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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
830 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
ILC027-051-121-280200-
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CLINTON IL-FAYETTE IL-MARION IL-
830 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN
CLINTON, SOUTHERN FAYETTE AND MARION COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...
AT 830 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER FAIRMAN, OR 9 MILES NORTH OF CENTRALIA, MOVING EAST
AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
THIS TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
FAIRMAN, ODIN, SANDOVAL, PATOKA AND SHATTUC AROUND 835 PM CDT.
SALEM AROUND 840 PM CDT.
OMEGA, KINMUNDY AND FARINA AROUND 850 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THE TORNADO INCLUDE JUNCTION CITY, TONTI,
SELMAVILLE, BRUBAKER, ALMA AND IUKA.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 57 IN ILLINOIS BETWEEN EXITS 116 AND 127.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A WELL-BUILT BUILDING
AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE HOME, OR IN A
VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF
FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 3874 8925 3876 8925 3882 8900 3882 8880
3857 8876 3853 8921
TIME...MOT...LOC 0126Z 255DEG 49KT 3864 8922
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
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